Barbara Bouchet

Barbara Bouchet
Bouchet in 2006
Born
Bärbel Gutscher

(1943-08-15) 15 August 1943 (age 81)[1]
Reichenberg, Sudetenland, Germany
NationalityItalian, German
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active1959–present
Known for
Spouse
Luigi Borghese
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(m. 1974; sep 2006)​
Children2, including Alessandro Borghese

Barbara Bouchet (born Bärbel Gutscher; 15 August 1943)[2][3] is a German-Italian actress who lives and works in Italy.

Bouchet began her acting career in the United States in the 1960s, appearing in small roles in films such as In Harm's Way and one-off appearances in television series such as Star Trek and The Virginian. She had more prominent film roles in Sweet Charity (1969) and Casino Royale (1967), in which she played Miss Moneypenny.[1]

She switched to performing in Italian productions in 1970, and went on to star in a large number of genre films, including thrillers (gialli), crime films (poliziotteschi), and sex comedies (commedia sexy all'italiana).[1] Her best known appearances in Italian cinema include the films Don't Torture a Duckling (1972), The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972) and Caliber 9 (1972).

Bouchet effectively retired from acting in the early 1980s, transitioning to a career producing fitness videos and books and opening a gym in Rome. She has since made some further appearances acting in film and television, including a small role in Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York (2002).

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference 80yo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Barbara Bouchet" Archived 2018-10-16 at the Wayback Machine, glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com; retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. ^ Cremonini, Maria. "Le Favolose Attrici Anni Settanta". Self-Publish – via Google Books.